Carnitine supplement may improve survival rates of children with heart defects
Tweet Special to the Journal AUGUSTA, Ga. – A common nutritional supplement may be part of the magic in improving the survival rates of babies born with heart defects, researchers report.
Read More →Bob and Lee Woodruff to speak at GRU Alumni Weekend
Tweet Special to the Journal AUGUSTA, Ga. – Award-winning journalist Bob Woodruff and his wife, Lee, are the featured speakers at Georgia Regents University’s Alumni Weekend Signature Event at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at the Imperial Theatre in downtown Augusta. The university’s alumni award winners will also be recognized during the program.
Read More →Link between obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome may be exaggerated
Tweet Special to the Journal AUGUSTA, Ga. – The relationship between obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome may be exaggerated, likely because the women who actively seek care for the condition tend to be heavier than those identified through screening of the general population, researchers report.
Read More →Scholarships given to third-year MCG students learning in Southwest Georgia
Tweet Special to the Journal AUGUSTA, Ga. – Scholarships are being provided for up to 20 students at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University who opt to spend their clinically intensive third and fourth years of medical school living and learning in Southwest Georgia.
Read More →Antibiotic studied to reduce hemorrhagic stroke damage
Tweet Special to the Journal AUGUSTA, Ga. – A new study will help determine if an antibiotic is a partial antidote for the poisonous effect blood has on the brain following a hemorrhagic stroke, researchers say.
Read More →GRU Cancer Center to host free oral cancer screenings April 18
Tweet AUGUSTA, Ga. – About 30,000 people are diagnosed each year with oral cancer, resulting in approximately 7,000 deaths because the cancer was discovered too late.
Read More →Scientists identify gene that is consistently altered in obese individuals
Tweet AUGUSTA, Ga. – Food and environment can chemically alter your gene function and scientists have identified a gene that is consistently altered in obesity.
Read More →GHA recognizes Georgia Regents Medical Center as a patient safety leader
Tweet AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Georgia Hospital Association has recognized Georgia Regents Medical Center as a leader in patient safety for 2012. The medical center was named to the GHA Chairman’s Circle for improving patient care based on national patient safety goals defined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Read More →Tiny RNA molecule may have role in polycystic ovary syndrome, insulin resistance
Tweet AUGUSTA, Ga. – A group of tiny RNA molecules with a big role in regulating gene expression also appear to have a role in causing insulin resistance in woman with polycystic ovary syndrome and, perhaps, in all women, researchers report.
Read More →Polycystic ovary syndrome puts glucose control in double jeopardy
Tweet Special to the Journal AUGUSTA, Ga. – Polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition affecting about 10 percent of women and characterized by excess male hormone and increased risk of diabetes and heart disease, appears to cause a sort of double jeopardy for those struggling the hardest to control blood sugar levels, researchers report.
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